totgeboren

[ˈtoːtɡəˌboːʁən]

/[ˈtoːtɡəˌboːʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“totgeboren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Lebenszeichen auf die Welt kommend

Corpus desk

Index DE-totgeboren · totgeboren · German

totgeboren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for totgeboren
PropertyValue
Headwordtotgeboren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtoːtɡəˌboːʁən]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “totgeboren” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

totgeborensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

totgeboren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtoːtɡəˌboːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Lebenszeichen auf die Welt kommend".

totgeboren has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is totgeboren, spelled T-O-T-G-E-B-O-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Lebenszeichen auf die Welt kommend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how totgeboren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die totgeborenen Welpen wurden sofort vergraben.

This word in other languages

stillborn(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "totgeboren"?
"totgeboren" is spelled T-O-T-G-E-B-O-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːtɡəˌboːʁən].
What does "totgeboren" mean?
As an adjective, "totgeboren" means: ohne Lebenszeichen auf die Welt kommend
How do you pronounce "totgeboren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "totgeboren" is [ˈtoːtɡəˌboːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "totgeboren" come from?
"totgeboren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list